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1. Syrian Canadians waited years to return. For many, coming home has been harder than leaving

   

   It's been a little over a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended a 14-year civil war. More than 1.3 million Syrians have returned home since then, according to the UN refugee agency, primarily from neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt — but also from as far away as Canada.

2. Why Kate Barr is campaigning in North Carolina as a 'fake Republican'

   

   Kate Barr, a progressive, is attempting to become the Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina’s 14th district, a conservative stronghold.

3. Trump says U.S. sending hospital ship to Greenland for people 'not being taken care ‌of there'

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was working with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland — a Danish territory that Trump has ‌said he wants to acquire.

4. U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin highlights social media dangers in gala performance

   

   Ilia Malinin delivered a powerful message about the dangers of social media and the unforgiving glare of the spotlight with an ‌emotional gala performance on Saturday to close the figure skating program at the Milano Cortina Games.

5. Trump now says he's raising new global tariff rate to 15% after Supreme Court loss